How To Strengthen & Protect Nails This Winter

The models at Talent Management are delighted to have discovered a range of nail essentials from celebrity manicurist Deborah Lippmann. So read on for all you need to ensure your talons stay in tip-top shape this winter…

The models at Talent Management are delighted to have discovered a range of nail essentials from celebrity manicurist Deborah Lippmann. So read on for all you need to ensure your talons stay in tip-top shape this winter…

Rich Girl Hand and Cuticle Cream SPF 25, £24
Rich Girl Hand and Cuticle Cream SPF 25, £24

Any model knows that your hands are the first give away when it comes to your age. Well now you can keep people guessing with this award-winning hand cream formulated with shea butter, avocado and jojoba oil for unparalleled hydration. A botanical brightening complex also helps even skin tone and a broad-spectrum sunscreen lends a hand in the flight against anti-ageing.

How to use: Apply a pea size amount, and then thoroughly massage into the hands and cuticles.

Hard Rock Nail Hardener, £16
Hard Rock Nail Hardener, £16

When applied daily, Hard Rock Nail Hardener will help weak nails grow naturally with Aucoumea Klaineana extract, a natural resin from West African trees. This will help to strengthen nails and prevent ridges for smoother, healthier nail growth, while a Protein-Building Biotin (a cell regenerator) will strengthen further and Hydrolyzed Soy Protein will hydrate.

How to use: Apply a light single coat adding one coat on top of another daily for a week, remove and begin again. If you have just removed artificial nails of any kind you may also use Hard Rock daily. Start with it as a base coat add 2 coats of colour and finish with hard rock as a top coat, while regrowing nails. Then after about 3 months just once or twice each week to keep nails strong and beautiful.

Stripper to Go Mitts, £14
Stripper to Go Mitts, £14

Save on space and time with these clever ‘Stripper to Go’ mitts, which were also featured in our ‘Models’ Beauty Travel Essentials‘ list back in May. Containing Deborah’s award winning lavender polish remover, just one mitt will remove all traces of tatty polish from both hands! They’ll not only leave you with natural and tidy looking nails, but the Aloe Vera in the them will prevent dehydration, while the lavender will protect cuticles with its natural anti-bacterial properties.

How to use: Gently wipe over the nail. One mitt cleans all ten nails!

Deborah Lippmann’s daily essentials for nails are available exclusively at House of Fraser.